Some of you have already noticed that we now carry Hipshot lollypop key tuners. Where is an instance of where this appeared back in days of old? The 1966 Fender Jazz Bass. The video below shows an original ’66 Jazz with the lollypop keys on it; this key shape is definitely not something new, but … Read more
While BBG does sell plenty of stuff to help you get the Bernard Edwards tone (such as the Bartolini MM-size offerings among other things,) learning the technique Bernard used can be a challenge. The song with the bass line which is arguably one of the toughest to learn is Everybody Dance; this is the song … Read more
The bass line that’s been heard a million times by many millions of people. Every bass player needs to know this one. No, really. Every bass player needs to know this. 🙂 It is “The Bass Line” that never gets old. Out of every single bass line you’ve ever heard, this is routinely in the … Read more
Bass guitar tuners by nature are large and get the job done they’re supposed to do. But is periodic maintenance required that would involve lubrication? Answer: It shouldn’t be required as long as the tuner is good (such as Hipshot as shown above,) and the tension is set up to your preference. An exposed gear … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here A 5-string that can handle G standard tuning? This feature bass of the week has you covered. 🙂 Builder Steven Davis from Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery writes: This 36-34″ fanned fret neck-through wenge monster was built in collaboration with Johan from the Swedish progressive metal band … Read more
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature bass is a 5-string with a gorgeous black walnut front that along with other interesting touches to “fill in the gaps,” so to speak. John, builder of the instrument, writes: This is the fourth bass I have built, a five string fretless. I … Read more
Proof that you don’t need an expensive bass to get great tone, YouTube user Sanitys Void rocks out using an under-$400 Jackson JS3. The fact this sounds any good at all using a camera microphone is actually quite impressive. What would you upgrade on this bass? Drop in some EMG 35 pickups, perhaps? 🙂
See the business listing for this bass builder here This week’s feature bass is a 5-string headless. Builder Jeff Ziebart writes: This is a neck through 5-string I built featuring a 5 piece center section of padauk, eastern maple, and wenge between walnut veneers. The fingerboard is cocobolo bound with bloodwood and the 24 frets … Read more
When it comes to recording the bass guitar direct, a bass DI is the go-to stomp box for that sort of thing. However, if you ever run into the situation where you don’t have your favorite DI box at-the-ready (or if yours broke for whatever reason,) you can plug in to your guitar player’s multi-effects … Read more
This week’s feature bass is a custom model from builder Guglielmo Mariotti that was originally inspired by features from the Music Man Bongo 5 bass. Frederik writes: First time I met Guglielmo, he was playing with The Watch and my band was support act for their show. We had a long talk and G told … Read more
